Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film is an annual award given to person who contributed to Czech cinema by his or her life work.

Winners

Year Recipient Note Notable films 1993 Director Marketa Lazarová 1994 Director and animator Alice 1995 Director 1996 Director and Academy Award winnerClosely Watched Trains 1997 Director and Academy Award winner The Firemen's Ball 1998 Director Higher Principle 1999 Cinematographer Intimate Lighting 2000 Director Daisies 2001 Director Witchhammer 2002 Director The Millennial Bee 2003 Theodor Pištěk Costume designer 2004 Actress 2005 Director Diamonds of the Night 2006 Director Intimate Lighting 2007 Director All My Good Countrymen 2008 Director The Cremator 2009 Actress 2010 Screenwriter and actor Kolya 2011 Actor 2012 Karel Černý Art director and production designer Amadeus 2013 Screenwriter Adelheid 2014 Director The Fortress 2015 Cinematographer 2016 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017 Editor 2018 Director Krakonoš a lyžníci 2018 Director 2021 Audio engineer 2022 Dramaturge 2023 Cinematographer 2024 Film music conductor Director, actor and screenwriter Why? 2025 Director of Státní fond audiovize

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